Intro to Roblox and Remote Teaching

April 1, 2020

Webinar Series

Topic Date

Intro to Roblox and Remote Teaching April 1 Wednesday at 3:30 PM PST

Digital Civility and Online Safety April 15Wednesday at 9:30 AM PST

Lesson Plan Walk Along - Ages 8 -12 April 29Wednesday at 3:30 PM PST

Lesson Plan Walk Along - Ages 13 + May 13Wednesday at 3:30 PM PST

This Webinar1. What is Roblox

2. Downloading Roblox Studio and setting up accounts

3. Using Team Create

4. Playing together online

5. Curriculum offerings

What is RobloxRoblox is a global platform where millions of people gather together every day to imagine, create, and share experiences with each other in immersive, user-generated 3D worlds.

Roblox Player

Roblox Studiovs

Hardware Requirements

Playable On• Mac• PC• Tablet• iOS• Android• XBox Live• Chromebook• HTC Vive & Oculus Rift

Buildable On• Mac• PC

2 button mouse & scroll-wheel strongly recommended

Free

Accounts and SoftwareCreating AccountsIf you don't have an account or Studio installed:

1. Go to www.roblox.com and sign up.

Downloading Roblox Studio1. Log in and go to: www.roblox.com/create2. Click Start Creating to download Roblox

Studio.3. Allow Roblox to make changes to your

computer.

Accounts and SoftwareSome tips for student accounts

● Check for age appropriate accounts

● Encourage parents to enable account

restrictions

Roblox StudioProject Examples

• Collaborative creation tools

• Syntax based coding with Lua

Collaboration

Roblox on

Build TogetherScript TogetherPlay Together

Team Create1. Create a Game

2. Publish

3. View > Team Create

Team Create1. Home > Game Settings

2. Select the Permissions tab

3. In the Collaborators section, add user.

Questions so far?

Playing Together Online• What is appropriate behavior

• What do you do when you see

inappropriate behavior?

Playing Together OnlineIn Studio

• Team Test

Roblox PlayerIf Publishing

• Game Settings > Permissions

• Select Friends or Private

Roblox PlayerLearn and Explore Game Sort

Playing Together Online• What do you do when you see

inappropriate behavior?

Roblox PlayerVIP Servers• Enabled by developer• Prices and # players per server varies• Small Cost

Free

Educational Resources

100+ Hours of Free Curriculum Content

Standards Aligned CurriculumDetailed lesson plans, tutorials, and resources for middle school and high school. Recognized by ISTE in over 17 standards.

● Code Fundamentals● Game Development● Branding & Monetization● Interdiscipline learning with history,

language skills, and more

Lesson Plan Example

education.roblox.com/resources/roblox-remote

For additional tutorials and lesson plans go to: education.roblox.com/resources/

Deploying Best Practices With

Strategic Partnerships

Find More InfoRemote Teaching Resourceseducation.roblox.com/resources/roblox-remote

Find Useducation.roblox.comTwitter: @RobloxEdu

Questionseducation@roblox.com

Thank You!